Balzack

Balzack
Dragon Quest IV

Japanese name	バルザック
Romaji	Baruzakku
Title	Marquis Régent Marquis
Race	Human (originally) Monster (currently)
Age	Unknown

Balzack is a character in Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen.

A student of Maya and Meena Mahabala's father, the alchemist Mahabala, Balzack killed his teacher for the Secret of Evolution he had discovered, being an underling of Psaro the Manslayer.

Characteristics

Balzack possesses several qualities of a typical villain: arrogant, dishonest, immoral, and murderous. These traits are shown by his ruthless betrayal and murder of Mahabala. It becomes evident throughout the game that Balzack is loyal to no one but himself. After supposedly achieving the pinnacle of the Secret of Evolution, Balzack indicates that he plans on usurping Psaro the Manslayer, just as he did to his previous master. Even his fellow demons dislike him. Marquis de Léon took the chance to separate himself from Balzack when the opportunity presented itself. Balzack's minions expressed no sadness upon his death. Even Psaro, who normally does not display cruelness towards his allies and underlings, does so for Balzack. He impresses punishment of death upon him for failures (according to Marquis de Léon's dialogue after his initial defeat), something he normally does not do, and uses him as a test subject for an experiment expected to fail.

While he appears to be a pallet-swap of the Night clubbers and Pruslas in his "Baalzack" form, the Monsters games show that he is larger than the former while smaller than the latter, taking up two spaces.

Quotes

Zamoksva

If Meena and/or Maya are in the party:

"'Uman imbéciles! Zis is my castle now. ...Oh? I 'ave a sense of déjà vu. Ze daughter of Mahabala, non? What a plaisir to see you again! You do not recognise me, per'aps? It is I, Balzack. But I am stronger zan before. Now zey call me Baalzack! Regard ze result of my évolution extraordinaire! Zis is ze closest you will ever come to seeing ze form of a god! Zere is only one— Non! In zis form I am stronger even zan Psaro ze Manslayer 'imself! Listen well, ma fille. I know 'ow you must miss your father... But soon you will join 'im!"

If Alena, Kiryl and/or Borya are in the party while Meena and Maya are not:

"Uman imbéciles! What business do you 'ave in zis castle? ...Ah, it is you... Ze original in'abitants, non? Ah ha ha! Welcom 'ome! But zis is my castle now. Ze castle of Baalzack! If you desire to 'ave your castle back, you will 'ave to defeat me! Regard ze result of my évolution extraordinaire! Zis is ze closest you will ever come to seeing ze form of a god! Zere is only one— Non! In zis form I am stronger even zan Psaro ze Manslayer 'imself! Bien! You will grovel in ze presence of such might!"

If only the Hero, Ragnar and/or Torneko are in the party:

"Uman imbéciles! What business do you 'ave in zis castle? But zis is my castle now. Ze castle of Baalzack! Regard ze result of my évolution extraordinaire! Zis is ze closest you will ever come to seeing ze form of a god! I am more mighty zan 'umans. I am more mighty zan ze monsters! You will grovel in ze presence of such might! Zere is only one— Non! In zis form I am stronger even zan Psaro ze Manslayer 'imself! So attack me at your peril, pathétique worms!"

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

The entirety of Chapter 4 is centered on the sisters' quest to confront Balzack, their father's murderer, whom they finally encounter at Palais de Léon. However due to the intervention of the Marquis de Léon, the sisters are defeated, thrown in jail, and ultimately forced to flee to Endor.

Balzack uses powerful magical and breath attacks, and if he is injured he will recover himself fully with Fullheal, however, he is vulnerable to the effects of the Sphere of Silence. He also has a passive healing he gets per round, though not as much as he has in Chapter 5.

Balzack (first phase)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	300	255	72
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
36	22	500	0

Bestiary No.	#198
Spell(s)	Fullheal Sizz Recovers 20ish HP per turn
Skill(s)	Fireball (6~10)
Location(s)	Palais de Léon
Item Dropped	None

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
⁰⁄₆₄	25%	25%	25%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
25%	75%	25%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
100%	100%	100%	100%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
100%	75%	25%	0%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites

Notable Changes

In the NES version, the Sphere of Silence in addition to disabling Balzack's magic also changes his coloring. The remakes remove the pallet swapping effect.
In the NES version, Balzack's NPC sprite through both encounters is the one used for Psaro's Pawn and Master Kung. In the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo DS versions, he takes the form of a king until the battle begins and then changes to a sprite resembling his battle form.

In Chapter 5, the Secret of Evolution has transformed him into a more powerful being: Baalzack (or "Balzack+"). He has been evicted from Palais de Léon, likely due to his failure back in the fourth chapter, and now occupies the empty Castle Zamoksva. He has become astoundingly arrogant, and is disliked even by his subordinate Demons. His intention, he says, is to enhance his body to be even more godlike than Psaro the Manslayer, but he lacks the Armlet of Transmutation which allows him to use the full power of the Secret of Evolution. With the help of the Hero, Maya and Meena are able to finally defeat him.

After the transformation

Baalzack (バルザック)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	500	255	150
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
100	28	6,500	0

Bestiary No.	#202
Spell(s)	Crackle
Skill(s)	Cool Breath Recovers 50 HP per turn
Location(s)	Zamoksva
Item Dropped

Evasion	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
⁰⁄₆₄	0%	0%	0%
Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
100%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Bracer Resistance	Poof Resistance	Fuddle Resistance
100%	100%	100%	100%
Snooze Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Sap Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
100%	100%	100%	100%

Remakes (PSX, DS, Mobile)

Sprites	Notable Changes
	None

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Dragon Quest Monsters

Balzak (バルザック)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	35	2/5	3/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	2/5	3/5	5/5

Family	Material
In-game description	A creature created to be the strongest monster
Abilities	Bang, Bolt, MultiCut
Habitat	Goopi's Gate #2
Breeding chart	IceMan, LavaMan x Devil family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	None	Weak
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
None	Weak	Weak	Weak
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Strong	Strong	None	None
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Weak		None

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Balzak (バルザック)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	35	6/10	6/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
7/10	6/10	4/10	7/10

Family	Material
In-game description
Abilities	Bang, Bolt, MultiCut
Habitat
Breeding chart	IceMan, LavaMan x Devil family Material family x ??? family

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Strong	None	Weak
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
None	None	Weak	Weak
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Weak	Strong	Strong	None
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
None	Weak	Weak	Weak
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Weak	Weak	None

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Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Though it uses his original name, the monster appears in Baalzack form.

Balzack (バルザック Baruzakku)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	10240	267g	Yes

List No.	#094
Field Notes	An avaricious alchemist who stole the Secret of Evolution and transformed himself into a monster. He murdered his master to steal his ultimate invention—little did he know that it was incomplete...
Location(s)	Battle of the Great Divide (S)
Item(s) Dropped	Thinkincense, Gold bracer

Dragon Quest Tact

Both of Balzack's forms appear as part of the limited True Dragon Quest IV event, where they can be recruited during the event's story. Balzack is an A-rank monster of the Beast family and he will join the player in Chapter 3, Episode 4: Fateful Faceoff of the event quests and he can be fully awakened by clearing the quest on any difficulty. Balzack can also participate in his Baalzack form's Battle Road as a party member.

Balzack (バルザックビースト Baruzakkubīsuto)

Stats


Family		Rank		Role
Beast				Magic
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		773	365	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
228	282	220	287	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Daunting Stab		Hypno Fireball*		Fire Wall*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Evolving Beast / Stats Up	Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Demonic Obsession: Grants x1.5 spell potency/recovery for 1 turn when HP drops to 50% or less, 1 time per battle / Fire Wall Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Desperation Fullheal: Heals the user to full HP when HP drops to 20% or less, 1 time per battle / Fire Wall Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First
Raises the spell potency of beast allies, including himself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around him.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max MP +10	WIS +10	Fire Wall Potency +2%

Perk Details

First
Evolving Beast: Action start until turn 3: Raises WIS and AGL for 3 turns

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very weak	Normal	Half Res	Immune
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Normal

Baalzack is an S-rank monster of the Beast family and he will join the player in Chapter 4, Episode 4: One More Mortal Foe of the event quests and he can be fully awakened by clearing the Baalzack stages in Battle Baalzack on any difficulty. Baalzack also stars in his own Battle Road.

Baalzack (バルザック Baruzakku)

Stats


Family		Rank		Role
Beast				Defence
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		1,022	396	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
346	396	301	151	50

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Rock Chuck		Bulk Up*		Shockwave*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Approaching Beast / Stats Up	Sizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Ultra Recovery: When attacking: Heals 10% of user's max HP / Shockwave Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Crack Res +25 / Stats Up	Auto HP Regen (L): Action start: Heals 15% of max HP / Shockwave Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First
Raises the martial potency of beast allies, including himself, by 20% in a 5x5 square around him.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +30 Max MP +15	Incomplete Evolution: When attacked by enemy: Heals 10% of the user's max HP and raises DEF for 3 turns	Shockwave Potency +2%

Perk Details

First
Approaching Beast: Battle start: Raises DEF and Move for 3 turns.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Half Res	Half Res	Very Weak
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Half Res
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Half Res
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Immune	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Super Weak	Super Weak	Normal	Normal

Trivia

The name "Baalzack" may be derived from "Baal", a false God in the Bible. This is fitting as Balzack thought of himself as a god in his "Baalzack" form.